[Syrupmakers] Kettle cooking help

[Bill Outlaw]

I have several photos posted of mine in use at
http://www.southernmatters.com/sugarcane/BC-Making_syrup.htm

My ring is 4" tall, but I think that that is about 1/2" too high. My 
kettle is a 60-gallon Kehoe and the correct height of the ring would 
have to do with the angle and size of the kettle flange.  It would be 
interesting to see other comments.

  I have tabs on my ring that fit down into the kettle and stabilize it a bit

Best wishes.

b

  At 09:54 PM 6/11/2008, you wrote:
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>Well, my sorghum has been in the ground about 3 weeks.  Not a drop 
>of rain since before I planted.  Luckily there is a spring under the 
>field where I plant, so it's actually out of the ground, but not thriving.
>Anyway, I always start preparing my equipment right after I plant, 
>that way everything is in working order come harvest and cooking 
>time.  This year I decided to tear the corn binder apart and 
>sandblast the metal and replace the wood.  I'm in the middle of that 
>project now.
>The other thing I want to do this year is make one of those rings 
>that go just inside the kettle (I have a goldens 80 gallon) to boil 
>the syrup over and filter.  I have cooked in my kettle the last 3 
>years, but have been wanting to make one of these and learn to use 
>it.  Can anyone using a kettle give me any dimensions on the ring 
>and any pointers on how to use it?
>Thanks
>
>Good luck to everyone on their crops this year.
>
>
>Kevin S. Harbin
>Seneca, SC
>
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